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Chouteau County

Population in July 2008: 610. Population change since 2000: -13.2%
 

Males: 288  (47.4%)
Females: 322  (52.6%)

Median resident age:  47.7 years
Montana median age:  37.5 years

Zip codes: 59520.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,367 (it was $28,523 in 2000)
Big Sandy:  $39,367
Montana:  $43,531

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,736
Big Sandy:  $20,736
Montana:  $22,937

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,240 (it was $50,800 in 2000)
Big Sandy:  $97,240
Montana:  $170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $104,237; Detached houses: $104,379; In 2-unit structures: $46,979; Mobile homes: $38,942

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Races in Big Sandy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Big Sandy: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (31.4%), Norwegian (16.8%), English (10.8%), Irish (10.4%), French (7.5%), Swedish (7.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2712 feet

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 1378 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Big Sandy

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Sandy town

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
Montana:  1.8%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Big Sandy:  1.1% ($541)
Montana:  1.3% ($1,212)
Big Sandy satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Great Falls, MT (71.6 miles , pop. 56,690).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (559.6 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (1018.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Box Elder, MT (3.2 miles ), St. Pierre, MT (3.7 miles ), Boneau, MT (3.7 miles) , Sangrey, MT (3.9 miles ), Rocky Boy's, MT (4.0 miles ), Agency, MT (4.1 miles ), Azure, MT (4.1 miles ), Parker School, MT (4.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 48.18 N, Longitude: 110.11 W

Area code: 406

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Population change in the 1990s: -40 (-5.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (25%)
  • Health care (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)



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Big Sandy-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/16/1994 at 11:03:41, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.1 ML, 4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 60.0 miles away from Big Sandy center
On 6/5/1991 at 09:24:07, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/5/1991 at 10:10:00, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospital/medical center in Big Sandy:
  • BIG SANDY MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (3 MONTANA AVE PO BOX 530)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Big Sandy:
  • NORTHERN MONTANA HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; HAVRE, MT)
  • MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (about 35 miles; FORT BENTON, MT)
  • LIBERTY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; CHESTER, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Big Sandy, MT

Airports and Heliports located in Big Sandy: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Big Sandy, MT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Sandy:
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 181 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 191 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 198 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 311 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 314 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 321 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 337 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
Public high school in Big Sandy:
Public elementary/middle schools in Big Sandy:
  • F E Miley School (Students: 69; Location: 342 Vernon Avenue; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
  • Big Sandy 7-8 (Students: 23; Location: 398 First Avenue; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)
  • Warrick School (Students: 4; Location: Warrick Road; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)
See full list of schools located in Big Sandy, Map of school districts: BIG SANDY ELEMENTARY, BIG SANDY HIGH SCHOOL


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Notable locations in Big Sandy: Centennial Mills Incorporated Elevator (A), Big Sandy (B), General Mills Incorporated Elevator (C), Big Sandy Branch Library (D), Big Sandy Police Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Big Sandy include: Methodist Church - Rohrer United (A), Saint Margaret Marys Catholic Church (B), Big Sandy Community Church of God (C), Big Sandy Christian Fellowship Assembly of God Church (D), Christ Lutheran Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Big Sandy Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Big Sandy Chamber of Commerce (Museums; 87 Johannes Avenue West).

Hotels: Q'S Motel (98 Judith Landing Road), Big Sandy Motel (98 Judith Landing Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Sandy and their reported violations in the past:

BIG SANDY TOWN OF (Population served: 730, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 8 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Montana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  60.8%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.1%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Sandy, MT


47 people in nursing homes
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Big Sandy compared to Montana state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Big Sandy (2009 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Big Sandy Branch at One Johannes Avenue, branch established on 1910-07-02. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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School Enrollment by Level of School



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2004 Presidential Election results in Chouteau County Montana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Big Sandy

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEvangelical Free Church of America
Adherents69.0%9.1%7.6%5.1%2.6%
Congregations23.5%29.4%5.9%5.9%5.9%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Hutterian BrethrenLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.4%1.6%1.6%0.6%0.4%
Congregations5.9%5.9%5.9%5.9%5.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$540
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$842
Solid Waste Management 1$1,431$17,1720$0
Sewerage 1$2,621$31,4520$0
Water Supply 1$1,540$18,4800$0
Other and Unallocable 1$2,623$31,4760$0
Totals for Government 4$8,215$24,6452$1,382



Big Sandy government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $78,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $89,000
    Sewerage: $63,000
    Regular Highways: $56,000
    Police Protection: $42,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $127,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $102,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $27,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $347,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $79,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $47,000
    Highways: $22,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $55,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $64,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.13%
Montana average:  8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cascade County, MT  0.93% ($36,813 average AGI)


7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.58%
Montana average:  7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cascade County, MT  1.44% ($30,400 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT  0.80% ($20,357)
to Hill County, MT  0.63% ($32,364)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Sandy:
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KOJM (610 AM; 1 kW; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KEIN (1310 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: MUNSON RADIO, INC.)
  • KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
  • KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Sandy:
  • KXEI (95.1 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KNMC (90.1 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NORTHERN MONTANA COLLEGE)
  • KPQX (92.5 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KEHT (100.3 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
  • K261CC (100.1 FM; CHESTER, MT; Owner: RANDALL D. ROCKS)

TV broadcast stations around Big Sandy:
  • K07IP (Channel 7; BIG SANDY, MT; Owner: BIG SANDY TV CLUB)
  • K10BK (Channel 10; BIG SANDY, MT; Owner: BIG SANDY TV CLUB)
  • K13OQ (Channel 13; BIG SANDY, MT; Owner: BIG SANDY TV CLUB)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 7 Miles South By Southwest Of Big Sandy, Type: Mast, Structure height: 29.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN353
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • 200' S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 13.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00002257
    Registrant: Montana Power Company, 40 E Broadway, Butte, MT 59701-6095, Phone: (406) 723-5421, Email:
  • Robert Leedham, 8.3 Mi At 255 Degrees From, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
    Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Big Sandy, MT)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5
  • STATION, Tyler Ridge M/W Sta 10 Mi W, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WNER741
    Assigned Frequencies : 1935.00 MHz, 2189.60 MHz, 955.550 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/07/1997, Expiration Date: 02/13/2002, Cancelation Date: 04/26/2001
    Registrant: Phone: (406) 723-5421
  • FARLEY, Farley 6.6 Mi W Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WNTM239
    Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 6665.62 MHz, 6620.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/27/2002, Expiration Date: 04/04/2012, Certifier: Bruce A Mckinley
    Registrant: Northwestern Energy, 40 East Broadway Street, Butte, MT 59701, Phone: (406) 497-1000, Fax: (406) 497-3525, Email:
  • BIGSANDY JC, 6.5 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: KPI56
    Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5974.90 MHz, 5974.90 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
    Registrant: Qwest Corporation, 700 W. Mineral Ave., Rm. Ia-C7.18, Littleton, CO 80120, Phone: (303) 707-8714, Fax: (303) 707-9711, Email:
  • STATION, 8.3 Mi At 255 Degrees From, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WAA797
    Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 6685.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/20/1999, Expiration Date: 06/30/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/15/2009
    Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (914) 551-4615, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
  • STATION, Montana Power Co Ofc, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WIA969
    Assigned Frequencies : 953.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/07/1997, Expiration Date: 02/13/2002, Cancelation Date: 04/26/2001
    Registrant: Phone: (406) 723-5421

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • Centennial Mountain 12.8 Miles East Northeast, Call Sign: KUD209, Licensee ID: L00006216
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.210 MHz, 152.180 MHz, 459.350 MHz, 459.250 MHz, 459.350 MHz
    Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 06/05/1999
    Registrant: Everett F. Tyrrel Dba: Havre Answering Service, Havre, MT 59501

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Big Sandy Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WJD8
    Assigned Frequencies : 122.900 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/10/2008, Expiration Date: 04/05/2018
    Registrant: State Of Montana Aeronautics Division, 2630 Airport Road, Helena, MT 59620-0507, Phone: (406) 444-2506, Fax: (406) 444-2519, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB7TXS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00083362
    Grant Date: 04/04/2003, Expiration Date: 04/27/2013
    Registrant: Ralph R Merrill, Box 8, Big Sandy, MT 59520
  • Call Sign: KD7WTO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00704662
    Grant Date: 06/30/2003, Expiration Date: 06/30/2013, Cancelation Date: 09/28/2007, Certifier: Michael P Kassner
    Registrant: Michael P Kassner, 266 First St N, Big Sandy, MT 59520
  • Call Sign: W7MPK, Previous Call Sign: KD7WTO, Licensee ID: L00704662
    Grant Date: 09/28/2007, Expiration Date: 09/28/2017, Certifier: Michael P Kassner
    Registrant: Michael P Kassner, 266 First St N, Big Sandy, MT 59520


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Big Sandy)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 5

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